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Maybe Roger Federer could play the Olympics and skip the U.S. Open. Or sit out the Rio Games and make it to New York.

The 17-time major champion contemplated both scenarios, holding out
hope as long as he could that he'd find a way to enter at least one of
the big events in August.

In the end, his balky left knee wouldn't allow him to do either.

At a meeting with doctors and trainers, Federer recalled, ''Everybody said, `You need a break - right now.'''

So the Swiss great announced in late July that he'd miss the rest of
the season, by far the longest layoff of a remarkably healthy career.

Federer, who turned 35 this month, was in Manhattan on Wednesday to
talk about playing tennis next year at the new Laver Cup team event. But
for the first time since 1999, he's not preparing for the U.S. Open.

He underwent an arthroscopic procedure in February to repair torn
cartilage - the first surgery of his career. Federer hasn't played since
his Wimbledon loss to Milos Raonic, in which he fell awkwardly and
called the trainer to check on what had become a nagging knee problem.

An MRI didn't show anything distinctly different from before. For all
his upbeat talk Wednesday about his future, Federer let some doubts
seep in when he discussed the mystery of what's going on in the knee.

''That's why, I think, it's been to some extent frustrating,'' he
said. ''At least if I had a lot of pain, or if the scan shows you
thoroughly what exactly the problem is, then I think it's easier to take
a decision.

''I really hope I'm not being misled by the knee that it doesn't feel
painful. But it's just not 100 percent. That's why I just think the
beating that I got in Wimbledon and the clay court season was just so
complicated.''

Federer, who also skipped the French Open because of a bad back,
didn't play tennis for five or six weeks and just now is starting to do a
few things on the court. He's focused on exercises to strengthen his
left quadriceps, such as squats, so he'll be physically ready once he
ramps back up to his full workouts to prepare for January's Australian
Open.

It might have been possible to return for a couple of tournaments
late in 2016, Federer said, but there was no point once he knew he would
miss the bulk of the fall schedule.

He reflected back to this past January, when the Laver Cup concept
was unveiled at the Australian Open, and marveled: ''My God, I never
thought I was going to have a year the way I had it.''

He hurt his knee while preparing a bath for his twin daughters, then
later saw his record 65-appearance streak at major tournaments end.
Federer won't win a title in a season for the first time since 2000.

He insisted he hasn't missed competition yet, though maybe that will
change when the U.S. Open starts next week. The quiet away from the
spotlight has been nice, he said - even if he quickly amended that to:
''I've got four kids - it's a different quiet.''

Back in New York, site of five of his titles, Federer said he watched
a lot of volleyball during the Olympics and spoke to Andy Murray after
the Brit won gold.